H.B. No. 0176

Vacancies in office.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn.

AN ACT relating to vacancies in office; removing state and county party central committees from process of filling vacancies in statewide and county elective offices as specified; providing for management council submission of qualified nominees for vacancies in office of United States senator or in any state office other than the office of justice of the supreme court and the office of district court judge; providing for boards of county commissioners to fill vacancies in county elective offices as specified; and providing for an effective date.

2/12/2014 Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2014 H Received for Introduction

2/14/2014 H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Loucks, Lubnau, Patton, Petroff, Throne and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays: Representative(s) Baker, Berger, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Davison, Gay, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Madden, Mader, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused: Representative(s) Greear and Northrup

Ayes 20 Nays 38 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0